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FRESH CREAM CAKES
Forty samples of fresh cream cakes or of whipping cream to be used in the preparation of these
cakes were taken for bacteriological examination. Of these an unexpectedly high proportion (24 samples),
was found to have undesirably high bacterial content. In some cases the cream, which was checked on
delivery to the premises, was found to have this high bacterial count on arrival. The matter was taken up
with the suppliers. In others, lack of proper care and attention in the use and sterilising of the cream
dispensers was found to be the cause. Instruction in this was given by the Public Health Inspectors and
supervision maintained until satisfactory results were obtained.
PREMISES REGISTERED FOR PREPARATION OR
MANUFACTURE OF SAUSAGES OR POTTED, PRESSED,
PICKLED OR PRESERVED FOOD INTENDED FOR SALE
At the end of the year 127 premises were registered for the following purposes
Brining of meat 95
Boiling of Hams 13
Cooking and/or pressing of Meat 6
Preparation of Sausages 12
Preparation of "Hot Dogs" 1
Roasting of Chickens 11
Preparation of Meat Pies 1
Frying of Fish 4
Curing of Fish 4
(Some premises are registered for more than one purpose)
Thirty-one new registrations were made during the year.
141 visits were paid to these premises when only minor matters were found requiring attention.
HAWKERS
Hawkers of food and their storage premises are required to be registered with the Council under
Section 11 of the Middlesex County Council Act, 1950.
Before an application for registration of a hawker is granted the van is inspected for suitability and
confirmation obtained from the local authority in whose area the storage premises are situated that they are
satisfactory. The hawker's name and address must also be legibly painted or inscribed on the vehicle.
Storage premises must comply with the provisions of the Food Hygiene (General) Regulations,
1960 before they are registered.
At the close of the year there were 41 hawkers on the register, being registered for the sale of:—
Greengrocery and Fruit 25
Fish 4
Frankfurters in Split Rolls 1
Ice Cream 6
Eggs 1
Shellfish 1
Confectionery 1
Meat 1
Tea and Cakes 1
During the year five new registrations were made and eight nan es were removed from the register
it having been ascertained that the hawkers were no longer tradirg in the Borough.
There were eight registered storage premises in the Borough at the end of the year. One new
registration was made and ten were removed from the register, their use as such having been discontinued.
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